Egypt, coached by Carlos Queiros, lost in their debut in Group D CAN in a game in which they faced great difficulties, except for the initial half hour of balance. And the problems were aggravated by the goal of Ineanacho (30 ‘), who left for the break at a disadvantage. In the second half, the Portuguese tried to turn the tide of events with several substitutions, but the plus sign was always on the side of Augustine Eguavoen’s charges, much closer to 2: 0 than to the pharaohs 1: 1. Egypt’s best scoring chance came with Salah (who else?) In the 71st minute, but the Nigerian goalkeeper prevented the Liverpool star from drawing. Otherwise, Nigeria clearly outnumbered its rivals and had several opportunities to widen the lead.
90 + 4 ‘- End of the game.
90 + 3 ‘- Egypt’s goalkeeper El Shenawi neutralizes the 2-0 score in Edjuka’s favor with a powerful intervention.
90 + 1 ‘- Moses Simon leaves, and Alex Iwobi moves to the national team of Nigeria.
90 ‘- Four minutes of added time.
90 ‘- Substitution in the game Egypt: Hamdi leaves and Sheriff leaves.
85 ‘- After a corner, Hegazi misses the target from a good position.
79 ‘- New double substitution for Nigeria: Omeruo (injured) and Iheanacho leave, while Ajayi and Nwakali leave.
77 ‘- Rookie Edjuke hits with great force and forces El Shenawi to defend with great difficulty.
72 ‘- Faced with danger signals from the lights, Nigerian coach and former star Augustine Eguavoen wastes no more time and makes two substitutions: Avoni and Chukweze leave, while Sadik and Ejuke enter.
71 ‘- Great opportunity for Egypt to achieve equality thanks to Salah, but Okoye does not give a goal to the star of Liverpool.
66 ‘- Immediate counter-response from Nigeria, Kelechi Ineanacho, shot near the left post.
65 ‘- Egypt’s response, finally, through Zizo, with a dangerous pass into the penalty area, which is intercepted by the Nigerian defense.
63 ‘- Nigerian right-back Ain gets in a strike, but misses the target.
58 ‘- As expected, given the dominance of the Nigerians, Carlos Queiros returns to change teams with a double substitution: Trezeguet and Mohamed leave, while Zizo and Sobhi leave.
53 ‘- So far, the substitution by Carlos Queiros has not worked, and Nigeria is still closest to a goal.
52 ‘- Avoni again dangerously punched his head to the gate of the Egyptians.
50 ‘- Dangerous blow from Moses Simon near the penalty area.
48 ‘- FC Porto’s Zaidu heads up Avonia.
46 ‘- The game has resumed. The beginning of the second part.
Break: Substitution in Egypt with the departure of El Fotoukh and the exit of Ayman Ashraf.
45 + 4 ‘- Interval. Egypt, led by Portuguese Carlos Queyros, is heading into the locker room to lose 1-0 to Nigeria, scored by Kelechi Inéanasu at half-time.
45 ‘- Three minutes of added time.
42 ‘- Avonii from a good position forces El Shenawi to apply. Nigeria threatens second before the break …
39 ‘- Shot by Ndidi, but off target. Carlos Queyros’ Egypt resented the goal they missed frequently, and Nigeria was at the top of the operations.
30 ‘- 1-0 GOAL Nigeria, Inneanacho, who gets a good pass from Joe Aribo and shoots into the top right corner, no chance for El Shenawi.
27 ‘- A great opportunity to score a goal, the first of the match, and this is for Nigeria, Moses Simon shot straight past the goal of El Shenawi.
23 ‘- The balance between the two CAN contenders remains: Egypt is more dominant and uses a formation-based playstyle, while Nigeria deliberately lags behind and tries to surprise the team led by Carlos Queiros with quick transitions.
15 ‘- Egypt dominates the game, has more ball possession, but faced difficulties in the match against well-defended Nigeria in the center of the field.
12 ‘- Nigerian corner.
7 ‘- Substitution in Egypt: injured Taufik leaves and Abdelmonem enters the field.
1 ‘- The match has begun.
Highlight FC Porto’s left-back title in Nigeria to Zaidu and among the pharaohs of your biggest star and one of CAN gems, Mohammed Salah.
Starting commands:
Nigeria – Okoye; Aina, Troos-Ekong, Omeruo and Zaidu; Iheanacho, Ndidi, Aribo; Chukwueze, Avoni and Simon
Egypt – El Shenawi, Taufik, Hegazi, Hamdi and El Fotouh; Elneni and Fathi; Salah, Trezeguet and Mahmush; Mostafa
Good afternoon. Nigeria-Egypt kicks off at 16:00 CAN group stage (updated).
